Young Women Have Ordered the Highest Quantity of Abortion Pills<\/p>\n
Dilip Patel
\nAhmedabad, May 20, 2026
\nThe youth\u2014both young men and women\u2014of Gujarat are treading a path toward ruin by ordering narcotics and abortion pills online. 35,000 chemists have registered their protest against this trend. Drug abuse is on the rise as individuals order narcotics and codeine-based medicines for recreational purposes, often obtaining prescriptions from doctors generated through AI. To curb this, Jaswantbhai Patel, President of the Chemists’ Association, has demanded a ban on online medicine refills. In protest, 55,000 registered chemists and 35,000 pharmacies across Gujarat remained closed today.<\/p>\n
Approximately 33\u201340% of India’s pharmaceutical production takes place in Gujarat. The state is home to approximately 5,800 licensed pharmaceutical manufacturing companies.<\/p>\n
Today’s trade union-led shutdown involved over 3,000 pharmacies in Ahmedabad alone, and it is estimated that there are more than 35,000 medical stores across the entire state of Gujarat. Online Sales
\nTata 1mg
\nPharmEasy
\nNetmeds
\nApollo Pharmacy
\nPracto Health Pharma<\/p>\n
Large and Medium-sized Licensed E-pharmacy Platforms in India: Approximately 40\u201360<\/p>\n
Large National E-pharmacy Platforms in Gujarat: 10\u201315<\/p>\n
Gujarat-based\/Regional Online Medical Platforms: 15\u201330<\/p>\n
Total Estimated Active Online Medicine Platforms: ~25\u201345<\/p>\n
India in 2026 (Estimate): \u20b935,000\u201338,000 Crore<\/p>\n
Gujarat’s Share of the Indian Market (7% to 9%):<\/p>\n
2024: ~\u20b91,900\u20132,300 Crore<\/p>\n
2025: ~\u20b92,300\u20132,700 Crore<\/p>\n
2026 (Estimate): ~\u20b92,700\u20133,200 Crore<\/p>\n
Number of Medical Stores (Retail + Wholesale) \/ Pharmacies in Gujarat: There are approximately 55,776 licensed, registered drug-selling units.<\/p>\n
During inspections conducted in 2024, approximately 53,000 drug retailers and wholesalers were inspected across Gujarat.<\/p>\n
Drug Stores:
\nAhmedabad: 6,200\u20136,800
\nSurat: 5,000\u20135,500
\nVadodara: 3,300\u20133,800
\nRajkot: 2,700\u20133,100
\nBanaskantha: 1,800\u20132,100
\nMehsana: 1,500\u20131,800<\/p>\n
1.69% of the medicines manufactured within Gujarat are of substandard quality. For medicines produced by companies located outside Gujarat, this figure is reported to be 4.62%.<\/p>\n
The Gujarat FDCA collects approximately 15,000 drug samples annually, and about 2% of these fail quality tests.<\/p>\n
Across India, 3% of medicines were found to be of substandard quality. Failure Rate Over 10 Years
\nGujarat: Year-wise Drug Sample Testing and Failures
\nYear | Samples Tested | NSQ\/Failed | Estimated Failure Rate
\n2011\u201312 | 5,800 samples collected | 463 failed | 8.0%
\n2012\u201313 | 6,800 samples collected | 381 failed | 5.6%
\n2013\u201314 | 9,800 samples collected | 567 failed | 5.8%
\n2014\u201315 | 11,300 samples collected | 516 failed | 4.6%
\n2015\u201316 | 7,500 samples collected | 365 failed | 4.9%
\n2016\u201317 | 11,000 samples collected | 535 failed | 4.8%
\n2017\u201318 | 13,600 samples collected | 395 failed | 2.9%
\n2019\u201320 | 13,300 samples | 220 failed | 1.7%
\n2022\u201323 | Out of 10,300 samples collected, 142 failed | 1.4%
\n2023\u201324 | Out of 14,400 samples collected, 349 failed | 2.4%<\/p>\n
The FDCA Commissioner stated that the failure rate has declined significantly over the past decade.<\/p>\n
According to information presented in the Legislative Assembly in 2019, samples from 65 out of 468 companies were found to be counterfeit or of substandard quality; of these, 34 were from Gujarat. District-wise Information:<\/p>\n
Ahmedabad \u2014 18 Companies
\nMehsana \u2014 4 Companies
\nGandhinagar \u2014 4 Companies
\nVadodara \u2014 3 Companies<\/p>\n
During the period 2011\u20132016, 1,014 cases were resolved:<\/p>\n
License Suspended: 910 cases
\nProduct Permission Withdrawn: 14 cases
\nLicense Cancelled: 2 cases
\nWarning Issued: 83 cases
\nOther Joint Actions: 5 cases<\/p>\n
Gujarat’s pharmaceutical sales are projected to reach \u20b98,952 crore in 2023.
\n\u20b99,855 Crore
\nAnnual Growth: 10.08%<\/p>\n
Breakdown:
\nAhmedabad Market: \u20b91,820 Crore
\nSurat Market: \u20b91,360 Crore
\nVadodara Market: \u20b9790 Crore
\nRajkot Market: \u20b9690 Crore
\nGandhinagar \u2014 \u20b9340 Crore
\nMehsana \u2014 \u20b9280 Crore
\nBhavnagar \u2014 \u20b9265 Crore
\nJamnagar \u2014 \u20b9245 Crore
\nBharuch \u2014 \u20b9235 Crore
\nKutch \u2014 \u20b9230 Crore<\/p>\n
Market Share:
\nAhmedabad: 25\u201330%
\nSurat: 15\u201320%
\nVadodara: 10\u201315%
\nRajkot: 8\u201310%
\nRemaining Districts: 30\u201340%<\/p>\n
Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Manufacturers:
\nThere are 279 pharmaceutical wholesalers and 667 companies in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad is Gujarat’s largest pharmaceutical market.
\nSurat has 108 wholesale drug dealers and 257 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies; it constitutes Gujarat’s second-largest consumer market.
\nVadodara has 110 wholesale drug dealers and 345 companies.
\nRajkot has 85 wholesale drug dealers and 110 companies. Which serves as the principal market for Saurashtra.
\nBhavnagar is home to 38 wholesale pharmaceutical dealers and 25 pharmaceutical companies.
\nJamnagar has 29 wholesale pharmaceutical dealers and 11 companies.
\nBharuch has 11 companies.<\/p>\n
Medications by Disease Category
\nHeart Disease: 16% \u2013 Rs 1,575 Crore
\nDiabetes: 14% \u2013 Rs 1,380 Crore
\nAntibiotics: 18% \u2013 Rs 1,775 Crore
\nPainkillers: 13% \u2013 Rs 1,280 Crore
\nRespiratory Ailments: 8% \u2013 Rs 790 Crore
\nCancer: 7% \u2013 Rs 690 Crore
\nVitamins and Supplements: 9% \u2013 Rs 885 Crore
\nSkin Conditions: 5% \u2013 Rs 490 Crore
\nNeurology and Mental Health: 5% \u2013 Rs 490 Crore
\nOthers: 5% \u2013 Rs 500 Crore (Google translation from Gujarati; please refer to the original report.)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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